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7,000 km of cycling paths and routes on the riverbanks of Spree, Oder and Havel

A top-class golf experience with 18 courses located close to Berlin

free of license houseboat and canoe tours in the “Blue Paradise”

The perfect surrounding within the capital region for MICE-activities with more than 30 members of the M.I.C.E. network consisting of the best hotels, special locations and Business services.

9 health and spa resorts including the notorious Bad Saarow, 11 thermal baths including the Spreewald thermal bath in Burg and Spreewelten in Lübbenau, as well as 32 wellness hotels including the Hotel Zur Bleiche Resort & Spa

The National Garden Show (BUGA) next year will be located at five different places in the Havel region and present blossoming landscapes from 18 April to 11 October just an hours´ drive from Berlin

Cultural Highlights

Brandenburg is renowned as the state of nature, water and cultural heritage. The region is full of palaces and parks, stately homes and gardens. Amongst them is the most famous Palace of Sanssouci. The picturesque castle with its fountains and vineyard terraces is part of Europe’s most significant and extensive park areas that it also hosts the Neue Palais, which is the last large castle complex in Prussian baroque style. Throughout the year, the cultural heritage is highlighted with concerts and performances such as the Potsdam Schlössernacht (night of castles).

The person who designed Sanssouci castle was no one less than Prussian king Frederick the Great himself who would have turned 300 years of age in 2012. Frederick was the happiest during his newlywed life at the castle in Rheinsberg, an imposing town surrounded by lakes of the Ruppin region. If you are interested in the European history Brandenburg will not disappoint you: there are many stunning places ranging from royal palaces, gothic churches and monasteries, to GDR-heritage and industrial culture.

Apart of the palaces and gardens film-making has a long tradition in Brandenburg’s capital. It started in the 1920s when great movie stars like Marlene Dietrich produced movies here in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Today, national and international productions such as Inglourious Basterds by Tarantino are shot in Europe’s oldest film complex.

Health, Active and Nature

As Brandenburg is renowned for its access to open landscape and to water, outdoor activities enjoy a great reputation. Anyone who wants to explore the state by bicycle can choose between ca. 7,000 kilometers of cycle paths along rivers like Havel, Oder, and Spree or through forests: all the routes can be planned to suit personal preferences, physical fitness and time. The topography is ideal for cyclists: Brandenburg mainly offers flat countryside, a number of idyllic nature reserves and a multitude of lakes and rivers. Famous paths include Berlin to Copenhagen, which connects the two capitals (www.bike-berlin.copenhagen.com) and the Oder-Neiße path where Europe’s latest meadow landscape awaits you. www.oderneisse-radweg.de

Finally, anyone who would like to combine two activities at a time has a smooth run on the “Fläming-Skate”. The wonderfully asphalted Fläming inline skating path leading through “Baruth Urstromtal” and “Niederer Fläming” (the Lower Fläming) is 100km in length and 3m in width offering cyclists and skaters best conditions for intense legwork. www.flaeming-skate.de

The fascinating waterways of the Spreewald have ceased to be the exclusive preserve of canoeists. A must for every visitor is a punt trip through the idyllic Spreewald or “Venice of Brandenburg”: an atmospheric and secretive labyrinth consisting of thousands of small and larger waterways. Sailing enthusiasts feel perfectly at home on the Scharmützelsee at the traditional spa resort of Bad Saarow. Houseboat fans can travel several hundred kilometres without any need for a driving licence. www.brandenburg-tourism.com

MICE

Brandenburg Convention OfficeLet the Brandenburg Convention Office team inspire you with its many ideas for special events and assist you with its full service for the organisation of your congress, conference or event.

Realisation of congresses for up to 3,500 participants

Arrangement of hotel allocations – online, if desired

Reservation of special conference venues and event locations

Booking of hotels, palaces and manor houses

Individually designed event programmes

Catering for up to 2,000 people, also possible in historical settings

Boat charter, small boat tours through the rivers of the Spreewald Forest

Group Offers

Brandenburg Group Travel OfficeThe Brandenburg Holiday Destination with its cultural abundance, its innumerable lakes and watercourses and its natural landscapes offers a great variety of destinations for group trips and thus more than you can experience during a day trip from Berlin. Let the Brandenburg Group Travel Office inspire you with many ideas for holiday programmes and with its full service for the organi­sation of your trip.

Complete organisation of your trip

Hotel reservations in different categories

Organisation of individually customized single and multiple day programmes

Barrier-free Travel

Accessible travel for all in BrandenburgIn terms of barrier-free tourism or “accessible tourism for all”, Brandenburg is one of Germany’s trailblazers. At the Haus Rheinsberg Hotel am See for example, patrons in wheelchairs are not only able to try their hand at ten pin bowling in the hotel, but can also take advantage of “Rolly Tours“, a barrier-free boat operating facility right on the doorstep. And at the Senftenberger Lake, cycle tours are available both on hand-cycles and Rollfiets (“Duets”) along with tandem cycle excursions for the blind.

Under www.barrierefrei-brandenburg.de you will find detailed and verified information to all issues of “Barrierefreiheit”. More than 800 points of interest are listed.

Correspondent signs for all of the five kinds of guest groups are listed in touristic brochures.

FIT

Brandenburg: Top destination surrounding BerlinThe state of Brandenburg is offering any amount of space for unspoilt nature, peace and quiet as well as recreation. The area borders Poland in the east and encompasses the centrally located city of Berlin.

More than 3,000 lakes (the largest is lake Scharmützel with an area of 12.1 square kilometers)

33,000 kilometers of water courses

More than 500 castles and mansions

Parks and Gardens, such as Castle garden Sanssouci, the New Garden with the Marble Palace and the Cecilienhof Palace, Pückler Park Branitz

Numerous locations with a historic town center such as Potsdam, Templin, Jüterbog, Neuruppin, Rheinsberg, Wittstock

Social Commitment / Green Travel

Tolerantes BrandenburgThe TMB-Tourismus Marketing Brandenburg GmbH is a cooperation partner of the initiative “Tolerantes Brandenburg” (Tolerant Brandenburg), initiated by the state of Brandenburg. The declaration of this commitment is to prevent racism and discrimination against foreign people. www.tolerantes-brandenburg.de

Green Meetings and Social EngagementThe best service suppliers in Brandenburg’s meeting and incentive industry have joined forces to build a highly efficient network of 30 partners (hotels, special locations and service providers) that ensures an optimal, competent and quick conception of conduct. Quality of all Premium Partners is ensured by the quality management system of “ServiceQualität Deutschland”.

When one decides for Brandenburg, one is also deciding for nature. The state offers vast access to open landscapes, water and forests. In order to travel with comfort and eco-friendly from any railroad station in Germany, the TMB offers a conference railroad ticket starting from € 99.00. Social responsibility is taken for granted by all the network partners and each of the companies is getting involved. The “Brandenburg vital” package shows what the destination stands for: local and fresh ingredients and to us, sustainability starts in the kitchen. In case of allergies, there are numerous experts of allergen-free food in a state renowned for its nature. For more information, please do not hesitate contacting us. www.mice-brandenburg.com

Miscellaneous

German National Garden Show 2015: A Trip through the Havelland. Five locations – one National Garden Show. From 18 April to 11 October, the National Garden Show (BUGA) will be located in two federal states at once for the first time. Straddling the border between Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt, the Havel region showcases beautiful, blooming landscapes. A sales guide including facts, directions, an events calendar, and a list of accommodations is now available. All BUGA events are located about an hour west of Berlin and Potsdam. The southern gateway to the Havel region is the City of Brandenburg an der Havel, which was founded over 1000 years ago. In the region, visitors will discover the flower show at St. Johannis, Roses on the hill Marienberg and 30 themed gardens in Packhof. In Premnitz, the principal location of the BUGA, the Riverbank Promenade will bloom with illustrious perennials. Day gardens will reveal bright colours. In Rathenow, shimmering rays of colour will illuminate the Optikpark, while rhododendron groves and dahlia arenas will be in full bloom. At the aviation park Fliegerpark in Rhinow/Stölln, the Interflug Plane IL 62 Lady Agnes will be on display, and the Lilienthal Centre will be adorned with wild roses. In the Hanseatic City of Havelberg, a flower show will be held at the St. Laurentius Church. Peonies will be in bloom. Ideas for the creation of graves and monuments will also be introduced. www.buga-2015-havelregion.de